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Belgian Strong

268 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.22 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Neil Dayton
Calories: 268 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 5th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,000 g Rahr - Premium Pilsner3000 g Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 41.5%
300 g Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Aromatic300 g BEST Caramel Aromatic 34.5 19 4.1%
300 g American - Victory300 g Victory 34 28 4.1%
2.50 lb Cane Sugar2.5 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 15.7%
2,500 g Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt2500 g Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 34.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz BSG - Kazbek1 oz Kazbek Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 20 min 15.09 33.3%
1 oz Barth-Haas - Celeia1 oz Celeia Hops Pellet 4.25 Whirlpool 10 min 3.18 33.3%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz CZ1 oz Saaz CZ Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 13.41 33.3%
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Yeast
Imperial Yeast - B64 Napoleon
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.9 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.3 gal Strike 161 °F 149 °F 75 min
1 gal Vorlauf -- -- --
3.2 gal Batch Sparge 155 °F 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.2 16.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.28 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.68 -6.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.91 g | 19.6 qt) 4.23 16.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.18 g | 28.7 qt) 6.5 26  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.18 0.7  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 5.22 20.9  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.18 g | 20.7 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.43 33.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Strong" Belgian Golden Strong Ale beer recipe by Neil Dayton. All Grain, ABV 10.71%, IBU 31.68, SRM 7.47, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, BEST Caramel Aromatic, Victory, Cane Sugar, Barke Pilsner Malt) Hops: (Kazbek, Celeia, Saaz CZ)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-29 03:49 UTC